Enjoy this feel-good story with whipped cream on top, because why not? All sorts of happy thoughts and charitable feelings rode up to the drive-thru window at a Starbucks in St. Petersburg, Florida, yesterday—378 times over, in a row. As The Tampa Bay Times reports, an amazing chain of "pay it forward" orders started at the coffee shop just before 7 a.m. when a nice lady paid for both her own order (iced coffee) and a drink (caramel macchiato) for the person behind her. Sure, it's maybe a little creepy that someone who's awake that early would also be that chipper, but let's run with it this once.

Starbucks staffers kept a running tally by the drive-thru window as their workday passed along and the karmic chain grew—by lunchtime alone, over 250 folks had joined in the venture. The Bay Times interviewed 17-year-old Lexie Kane (iced coffee), who said being involved "makes your day better, I think," and 19-year-old Tim Burnside (chai tea), who added, "It's nice just to do a random act of kindness." So nice, in fact, that Tim took part twice. (Maybe he also just really likes his chai.)

Except then it all ground to a sad-faced halt at 6 p.m. when would-be No. 379 on the chain said no thanks, she'd rather just pay for her own caffeine fix, and that's that. Barista Vu Nguyen, manning the drive-thru window at the time, told the Bay Times "it appeared the woman didn't understand the concept of paying it forward," which seems evident.

Have you ever done something like this? Or are you thinking about paying it forward on your next trip to Starbucks now? Let us know in the comments!